Katie Basile, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:15:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Katie Basile, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 Kasigluk endures the many challenges of thawing permafrost https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-11/unstable-earth/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/unstable-earth/ Infrastructure on the Akiuk side of Kasigluk, Alaska, is surrounded by water and vulnerable to flooding, permafrost thaw and erosion.

Residents of the Alaska village maintain community in the face of climate change.

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]]> 225811 A thriving community keeps mushing traditions alive in southwest Alaska https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-4/north-communities-a-thriving-community-keeps-mushing-traditions-alive-in-southwest-alaska/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/north-communities-a-thriving-community-keeps-mushing-traditions-alive-in-southwest-alaska/ Fifteen teams take off at the start of the Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race in Bethel, Alaska. The race route runs roughly 75 miles up the Kuskokwim River to a checkpoint, where mushers take a mandatory four-hour rest before turning around and heading to the finish line.

Sled-dog race organizations and volunteers support mushers on the Kuskokwim River.

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